diff --git a/pipelines/update-version-pipeline.gitlab-ci.yml b/pipelines/update-version-pipeline.gitlab-ci.yml
index e8db94a..9466f32 100644
--- a/pipelines/update-version-pipeline.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/pipelines/update-version-pipeline.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ include:
 
 variables:
   BUMP_VERSION: "major"
+  MODE: "bump"
 
 increase-version:
   stage: set-version
diff --git a/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml b/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
index f1700ff..0aa90f1 100644
--- a/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     - echo $VERSION
     - pull
     - echo $VERSION > $ARTIFACT
-    - curl https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-$VERSION-green.svg --output $ARTIFACT.svg
+    - curl "https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version-&message=$VERSION&color=green" -o $ARTIFACT.svg
     - >
       if [ "${MVN_VERSION}" == "true" ]; then
         mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
diff --git a/set-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml b/set-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
index decb960..00056ae 100644
--- a/set-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/set-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 .set-version:
   stage: set-version
-  image: gitlab.exxcellent.de:4567/gilden/ci/exxcellent-increase-version-tool:2.2.0
+  image: gitlab.exxcellent.de:4567/gilden/ci/exxcellent-increase-version-tool:3.0.0
   variables:
     BUMP_VERSION: "major"
     PREFIX: ""
     OUTPUT: version
     SIMPLIFY: "false"
     TAG: "false"
+    MODE: "bump"
   script:
     - increase-version
   artifacts: